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What are we doing for TVs these days software wise? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I have been using kodi but it just so limited and clunky. Android TV is better but that is a major challenge since Android TV is very tied to Google with not much existing outside of Google.

What I am looking for is a device that can work with mostly Jellyfin. I don't use any streaming services. It would need to work flawlessly with a remote and I am looking for something that maintains itself mostly.

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[–] TCB13@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Okay, but then the TV is still running all the same spyware.

Update: just disabling wifi doesn't guarantee 100% privacy anymore on a densely populated area. Nowadays you've stuff like Amazon Sidewalk and who knows who's partner and what devices are in it.

[–] akilou@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Deny it wifi credentials and it has nowhere to send the stuff it's spying on

[–] TCB13@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

That doesn't guarantee 100% privacy on a densely populated area anymore. Nowadays you've stuff like Amazon Sidewalk and who knows who's partner and what devices are in it.

[–] recklessengagement@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Don't connect it to the internet

[–] TCB13@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

That doesn't guarantee 100% privacy on a densely populated area anymore. Nowadays you've stuff like Amazon Sidewalk and who knows who's partner and what devices are in it.

[–] recklessengagement@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Iirc that's specifically for amazon devices, this was regarding Samsung TVs

[–] TCB13@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not specifically for amazon devices, they've opened up the network to "selected partners", I believe Samsung isn't on the list but that may happen at any point and to be fair did you read the ToS to know if they don't have something similar already? What are their plans?

[–] recklessengagement@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

All I know is that I've never connected my TV to the internet and never gotten ads on it

Not saying more sinister things aren't possible, but for my TV to connect to some kind of mesh net, it would probably need a firmware update, which its not going to get, because again, its not connected to the internet.

[–] FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org 1 points 2 months ago

Pihole is your friend.